Graduating from New Jersey City University in 2017 with a BA in Political Science and a minor in International Studies, Anthony, has always been fascinated with the intersecting nature of politics and history, and how their entanglement can have an impact on the decisions that are made tomorrow. This was prominent with his senior thesis - Affirmative Action: The Lynchpin to Equality and Opportunity in Contemporary America - in which he explored and argued the continued use of affirmative action policies based on the previous discriminatory practices administered to various groups within the United States.
His strong affinity for politics has allowed him the privilege of working alongside brilliant minds at various organizations engaging in actions that impact communities nationally and globally. This included working for Education Reform Now Advocacy, a political think tank, to conduct research on political candidates regarding their platforms and assessing issue alignments; the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve veteran outreach programs and legislation; and Nonviolence International to research the impacts of the illicit weapons trade and to assist various NGO’s and the United Nations with arms control to prevent the export of small arms and light weapons to various actors.
To compliment his political, historical and international research, he has also studied overseas. He participated in a faculty-led trip abroad to Tokyo, Japan where the complex relationship between the US and Japan was explored, specifically concerning the use of the atomic bombs in the second world war, alongside Japan’s growing presence in developing nations. Anthony also spent a semester abroad in Bangkok, Thailand exploring the regional relations that the country shared among other economically growing nations of Southeast Asia.
Anthony finds himself consistently drawn towards themes concerning African and African-American, Asian, military, and post-industrial US history.
